The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-13
Sunday Afternoon Services at
the Tabernacle.
MISSIONARIES TESTIMONIES.
The Followers CT Jesus Must Accept
Persecution as a Portion Of
Their Heritage.

in Tennessee, Elder Taylor in the Sane
wich Islands, and Elder Burroughs i
Virginia.
The services we're begun by the choi
singing the hymn
OJesus, the giver
. Of all we enjoy.
Our lives to Thy honor
We wish to employ
in which the congregation also particj
pated.
Elder John Sears offered the openiDt
prayer, after which the choir sang
Again we meet around the board
OF Jesus our Red 5emer, Lord
ELDER DAVID EMERY first addressed
the congregation. He had just returned
from a mission of twenty SIX months il
Miss asippi, where be mad la bored with
much pleasure and a good degree OF
success. Itw2s with pleasure that ne
! addressed the large congregation, and
| be desired the faith and prayers of his
brethren and sisters, as well as goodly
| portion of the Holy Spirit. He was
| thankful that he had been accounted
worthy to be sent forth to carry the
gospel of life to tn people OF the world,
| to go forth without purse or script, car
ryIng the word and power of salvation
20 III who would believe. Our belief
differs much from that of the world
BY It's PEOPLE, we are looked upon as the
nth and of-scouring OF all things.
Every species of insult is heaped upon
us, and all manner of evil spoken
against us. Yet we have done no
harm to these people rather have
We done them good, we have
proclaimed to them that God has
spoken from the heavens, that he has
established his kingdom here on earth,
never more to be thrown down, or
given to another people. We tell thsm
that we preach The same gospel that
Jesus taught l 800 years ago. And it is
for these thi1ss that they perseCu;e US.
They have been taught that the days of
Christ were different from those of to
day, that the old order OF things has
been done away with, and that it is not
necessary to do Rl things as he has
commanded. They say of a man who
has committed murder, If he but say
he believes in Christ, the Son OF God, ne
Will 60 at once to the bosom Of
Abraham; if q child dies without being
ending hell. To Latter day Saints
these are erroneous doctrines. Unless
We are pure we can not inherit the
kingdom of God. Ailttle child is with
out sin. and through Christ is saved. A
man that has committed murder can
never be saved by merely saying
Jesus IS the Son of God. We, as elders,
go forth TO preach the drst principles
of he gospel, and we are often piled with
many questions. One Of the first ques-
tons is concerning our belief in plural
wives. The speaker had not been
pressed Win the question often, FIR
there is 3 law of the State of MisSisSippi
prohibiting the teaching of the priu-
ciple, and when he so stated to the peO-
pie, they would no longer insist upon
It's discussion, but they would turn
their attention to tbs first principles OF
the gospel. AND 1t would appear that
this prohibitory law, instead OF being q
hiudrance TO our elders, has proven a
blessing to them, and the people are
more than ever interested in the work.
Many cast their lots with the Saints
aud are willing to be numbered with
them, suffering scOrn and Contumely
for so doing; yet believing that as fol
lowers of Jesus they must suffer perse-
oution-indeed, it is a part of their
heritage. The gospel of truth is so
plain that none can confute its princi-
pies. We preach the same gospel as
Christ did. and we know that it is OF
God. There seems TO be a feeling among
US that the lives of elders are not safe
in the Southern States; but the elders
are in the hands of God, and they are
as safe there as at home. TN receiving
my blessing before departing for my
fed of labor, it was promised that |
should go III peace and return
in safety. L went, tried to perform nay
duties, and have now returned in safety |
and l know that all who go there to
preach in honesty and humility, will
receive Gods protecting care. Of
course, to be a Latter-day Saint is
popular here, but not there, and q per-
son will be made to realize this; yet the
day is coming when the stone that was
cut out of the mountain without hands |
shall roll and fill the whole earth. l |
have received testimony that this is |
the true and everlasting gospel, and. |
although rejected by many. it will yet |
be triumphant. This is our promise, |
and should be our hope through every |
persecution We shall all be tried, !
many shall fail by the wayside, but |
those who endure to the end shall in
herit the Kingdom. May we all be
faithful and stand the test: being
diligent and reaching after perfection; |
IN all things. that we may become pure
abodes of the Spirit of God.
ELDER JOHN w. SAUNDERS had been
laboring in West Tennessee, where he
had derived much pleasure and profit
from his labors. Never before did he
realize the religious turmoil and con-
tention in the world, and he thanked
God that he had obtained testimony
of the truth of this gospel, precious
above all other things. Our mission is
to proclaim the gospel among all people
that the designs of God upon the earth
may be consummated. The gospel was
restored through Joseph Smith. By
revelation comes our authority to
preach. Our doctrines are unpopular.
and when we go forth 20 preach. we
find the adversary arrayed against US.
In this respect history is repeating It
sell; for as it was in the days of Christ
so it is to-day. The principles of The
Latter-day Saints are built upon solid
foundation, upon the rock of revelation.
We expect persecution; we have been